Drama
Tom, now in his 40s, begins to write the memoirs of his 1960s childhood, as the little boy whose mother Rose was a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer. When Rose meets Aussie sailor Bill, they are quickly married, and she packs up Tom and his older sister May to head for Melbourne. The marriage just as quickly breaks up and Rose moves with the kids to Sydney. After a succession of male friends and little success, in 1971 Rose moves back to Melbourne, in an uncomfortable arrangement living again with Bill – and his mother. With Bill called away to sea, Rose takes up with young Chinese cook Joe, but despair and conflicts over May's relationship with Joe tear the family further apart. Little Tom is deeply hurt, but May's ongoing conflict with her mother takes a respite when Rose tells her daughter about her traumatic teenage years.
Directed by
Tony Ayres
Written by
Tony Ayres
Joan Chen
Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
Steven Vidler
Bill
Joel Lok
Tom
Leo Fong
Wen Xuan
Kerry Walker
Norma
Qi Yuwu
Joe
Ferdinand Hoang
Bing Guo
Irene Chen
May
Gabrielle Chan
Winnie
Ivy Mak
Kim
Annette Shun Wah
Adult May
Guang Qiao Fenh
Young May
Philip Lau
Chan
Fred Lee
Slick Chinese Man
Yang Li
Mr. Sun

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